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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Michel de Montaigne

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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Day Depend Length Lie Life Make Satisfaction Them Use Value Year
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Communication Pleasure Savor Without
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Build Ceaseless Death House Labour Life
Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Edge Give Mind Our Pain Pleasure Sharpness This
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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Because Was Can Love More Press Say Why
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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Choose Conscience Honor Lose Person Rather
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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Alarm Death Die Me
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Friendship Good Love Marriage Rather Resemble Such Thing
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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Christianity Country Native Perigold Same Title
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Ardent Best Cange One Opinion Proof Stubborn Stupidy
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Doubt Establishment formless Forward Notion Publish Question Seek Truth Unresolved
The thing I fear most is fear.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Fear Most Thing

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